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Friday, June 8, 2012

When Aquarius and Cancer Collide

Ours is a love story not everyone understands... We went against all odds... even our zodiac signs said we're not good together. I'm an Aquarian and you're a Cancerian, two signs that never really mix. According to easterastrology.com:

Cancer and Aquarius? You are so different that only with a great effort (especially from you, dear Cancer!) you'll make the relationship work. Aquarius is an Air sign, and you are a Water sign: two elements that don't stay together too much and they never mix.

Aquarius is a sort of "science man" of the zodiac: (s)he is inclined towards research and technology, and (s)he is guided by reason in everything (s)he does: love itself is rational to an Aquarius. And as you are guided first of all by intuition and feelings, your reactions can be very different in similar situations. As a Water sign, you have a certain instinct in relating to people, an instinct that Aquarius doesn't have and doesn't understand. It's not something that can be felt, seen, smelled, analyzed.

Aquarius can seem (and often is) a little distant, cold and... (s)he doesn't seem to get involved as much as you do or as you would like him/her to. You were probably very attracted to his/her mysterious look, but you will soon discover that it isn't just a way to seduce: this is how Aquarius is, mysterious. And no matter how hard you try to understand what happens in his/her soul, you'll always have the impression that there is an invisible barrier, beyond which you cannot pass.

This Air native loves adventure too much to stay at home: Aquarius hears the song of sea maids more often and (s)he follows it. And "home" is the place you enjoy the most. Aquarius is very independent, and this will hurt you, because it will increase your feeling of insecurity (that is characteristic of many Crabs) and your jealousy.

But it's been 10 years since we said those fateful words "I do" and so far we made it work... we make it work. Yes, there have been times when one or both of us wanted to give up. We're only human after all. But in spite of our differences, you still make me laugh. Despite the insurmountable troubles we encountered along the way, here we are still, willing to continuously embark on this wonderful, exciting, and mostly happy lifetime journey. You are still the one baboo... my bestest friend, the mate of my soul, my anchor, my true north. And I will go through everything all over again if that's the only way I can be with you in this world. I love you... all of you, with all of me, flaws and all.

Taken during our honeymoon in Bulacan on June 8, 2002... We were so young and penniless... our first travel together as husband and wife... and we never stopped our adventures since. ^_^

Is it that time of the month for spells?

Solstice and Equinox

The path of the sun, or ecliptic, sweeps north and south between the northern and southern hemispheres. Around the summer solstice the days are longest and the shortest around the winter solstice. When the path crosses the equator the days and nights are of equal length, a condition called an equinox. There are two solstices and two equinoxes.

The term solstice can also be used in a wider sense, as the date (day) that such a passage happens. The solstices, together with the equinoxes, are connected with the seasons. In some languages they are considered to start or separate the seasons; in others they are considered to be centre points (in English, in the Northern hemisphere, for example, the period around the June solstice is known as midsummer, and Midsummer's Day is 24 June, about three days after the solstice itself). Similarly 25 December is the start of the Christmas celebration, which was a pagan festival in pre-Christian times, and is the day the sun begins to return to the northern hemisphere.